The Chambermaids Shoegaze into St. Paul

In 2003, with a humble drum machine and a bit of sibling love, brother/sister duo Martha and Neil Weir formed the band that would later evolve into The Chambermaids. Inspired by their Twin Cities post-punk and rebel rock predecessors - namely The Replacements and Husker Du - and a knowledge of music history large enough to impress even the most melancholy shoegazer fan, The Chambermaids released their self-titled debut full-length EP. It didn’t take long before local radio stations Radio K and 89.3 The Current were blasting it’s singles on the air waves, much to the pleasure of local post-punk aficionados. Chocked full of the “quiet menace” of post-punk, lazily strung out boy/girl vocals, and catchy art rock-laced compositions, The Chambermaids could easily be the love child of No Wavers Sonic Youth and Shoegaze inventors My Bloody Valentine, or at least their morose teenager. The Chambermaids‘ siblings are joined by guitarist Nate Nelson (STNNNG, Priva...